The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-10 00:00:00

- EY MARKET. AND COMMtItCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Additional firmcess is now apparent in discount Th ell.°l4 l and t h e j o i nt stock and private establish bents are asking fully 8 per cent. for the best 1 . 1118 . The applications made at the Bank of Eog d have cansequently increased. 04131 £ 31 ,000, in bar gold was taken into the "cltk y esterday. th o wing to the recent fall in the Bombay Exchanges "jiver market has become dull and depressed andit Y e sterday the bars brought by the steamer il t 4 ra to were disposed of at ss. lid. per ounce, or 1115;1 vio!reeti less than the price realised for the supply by p icket. ex ot here Was a slight advance in some of the foreign 411ges yesterday afternoon. A n e , -- l and security company has been announced : ta pir th e ,1 Credit Fonder of Mauritius," with a 41 °f £500,000, in shares of £5O each. The tit ° lt t°, nters have been induced to project this under prisie in consequence of the large field of enter b° 14 this col ony l y i ng open b e f ore t h em , an d ti l i v(3 nlY Parti a ll y developed. The commerce of the 4i tititi os has o f l ate years ma d e great progress the , 4 to the f ac t t h a t i n thi s co l on y i s by f largest quantity of su g ar produceduced great r e° lab our , an d w hi c h h as occasioned a Th increase in the value of landed property. hi g h rate Of interest for money is generally very pt et i t and investments on loans a r e regarded as very t able, The legislation of the Mauritius is tr moreover to afford great advantages for the C el li : i re ' of landed property, and a law providing a bee la a nd Effectiv e r eg i s t r ati o n of all mortgages, titeb l i s e ts l Passed for the purpose of facilitating the laod,, , ume nt of comp a ni es to m a ke advances upon to t , under th ese spec i a l c i rcumstances the re ti e ; °ll ° , are a highly respectable body of ' gentle be tint ieipate great and profitable results from tt es Pera t i o , 8. The shares have been dealt in at T it t° 4 Exch ange to -d ay a t 14 2 prem. tad b e Pr°sPect us o f " Th e Ci t y M ercan til e Cl u b" ilto Du in . , i ng-hall (li m i te d), h as b een i ss ued with a Itoh 44 Capital of £BO,OOO, which is to be realised )I r em areB of £lO. Mr. Alfred Ashton, of 75, Old brok; Bt reet, Ci ty , h as th i s d ay b een appo i nte d t h e i r 1014; 1 44°1 Thomas King, Esq., of Canonbury, has 41 4 Board o f Di rec t ors . W e are i n f orme d th e 'e share s are being rapidly taken up, and that Th e 2Plination list is to close in a few days. to ,tleota of t h e company seem popular and likely Ilibi ecee d in a pecun i ary v i ew , as a mercant il e ity ll, l , B4l d to b e muc h wante d i n t h e centre o f t h e b ate e are told that there are 900 gentlemen who I llod, t ; P Plied for membership and cannot be accom the e ' e(l at the Gresham, and that there are 300 in kik:tine Predicament at the City Club. The last t ltt t ' °l ab will not be completed for two years ; oi tY Mercantile, hiving already purchased he ti "cent p remises in the centre of Cheapside, tea4/4°l)Posite Bow Church, can be completely tive;,4 it s members in three months time, which hoe the l atter undoubted advantage. The addi -144:f 4 first- c l ass public dining hall should en ate„,.he val ue of the undertaking, as, with the °tl C l'3l Of The London, there is no establishment 1, tlt ""nd of a recherché character in the City. ,ttt 4t t h Two O'CLOCK. stet, • e Paris Bourse e t , ,cot e4i,‘ 66 te legram,f4o • Quiet. k ock "se gh speculative business in the English ii. b otarket •, tt beef manifested . has been rather dull, a better feeling :11:100:, azfested than at the close yesterday tE tt i n a few purchases have had the effect I. t t 4 ~.g More firmness, an advance of k per cent. k t k ‘ tl u ttl:9" oz a P 9 P i a rent. Consols are 901 a for trans -9 4ed uc :,, : fo r the account. The New Threes i '.to aa 7, Annuities are 911 i -,- 5 ; Exchequer Bills, p t , • dis • I n di a , r, • ) 4 C ents,, 100; a . per Cents., 1031 104 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1041. ‘ti ß4leral inapro nd verniant has taken place in the I tio ll l t iti i :i_a: r k 7, and business is more active. tli v i Tt P A ,„ , Cents., 1862, are 6711; ditto Con -4z.vNo',lg ; Mexican, 351 361; Greek, 211 I ; ‘ 44 ‘: : %, lI Q I, , 91 10 ; Spanish Passive, 321- -1 ; Cer -1414t 00 ; Portuguese, 471 1 ; Italian, 661 1 ; ON the h f ederate Loan, 49 51. 10 8 e t to tbi. i ilWay Share Market there is a rather 4 0 ;: k Al, ll oh Loudon and Brighton have improved 4 ‘ ite "later, She ffi eld, and Lincoln ss. ; and slier 'tli tieo %jo a r h 4 (Berwick) ss. Metropolitan, how -44 s 41)04 have been pushed for sale, have de jl th b ' 3 . Great Western has receded 55., 4'lo t 4 F O ss ' t 1114ter. reign and Colonial undertakings there , o tit . lei ek n Noi ‘ 8.4 d ~,,u . v ge an regards values. tilt,: iitid_f i laaellaneous shares are in fair de -4 N , 2 with Itti a , Nexic few exceptions, maintain former Ili °4l % h ." Bank are quoted 4; 51 prem. ; m. • Credit Fancier, Dre rn. ippin g• : - 1 r ;ad - P e ' Australian Steam, 51 6 prem. Oov., it T , p t , tN a t Ist, FUNDS—ONE I). e e NtEN T " O'CLOCK. ; Ito il t• C ' PVI*1)8 4 °4 0 keeo,""e ' 9Ol aa a 4 ,,, 3 , 4t. I t '''t• "larch AZb ech ic 5 .... 2 1 1 ' , 1 ' eent ea ..... 901 1 4, 4 ‘lVi4 e 'eetjt::i Dili 11 e8' April, , _st__. 1891 • b it tt-.° foe at) YrB "6B° .t t.o („; 30 31 . 8 : riPire iith Jan., 1880 . . . ..N4'e . l . s ea ,TE,Pire sth April, 1885. nut.: -8114 'elegraph) A 0. 1908 44 k b l . t t e ' ' 4 1 1 5 ° 0 ° ( ( ) ) ) 2.1 8i 3 p u e D ;Cent.. 8 - 3 dis .. dis 1 1 lit a latid £ lO O 4 , „ 1 14 0 ki t , ell and £200 b i o tocil o ltlvil, Per Ct., last hf.-yr. bit t t ° e o ' 101e'r-lENT SECURITIES. 11, 0 5 ~° llll t . Cent., April 1874.... 1)..o 'er e ,...... ~t , I „ to _ t t. j __, ..•,!. bi t , p er Q 4 , . LuY, 1870 Ditto 1: ,,. re ............. 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' ...... ...................... 901 a ............ 901 1 f rB v iler , f f 0 i f Pe', D y v 9 o ti, $l , oath SHARE MARKET S.---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Closing Business I Price. Paid. I done. 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val, all 8 81 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,anci Nli d.k.10 all Si 8 1 st Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian ion 1204 124 120/ 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cornwall all 7 7/ 10 Do A A eets no dil ) all flO Do. B till 6p c.p an.ha: {all t been paid to B. 50 Dublin Jt Belfast June. all 37 39 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 et Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 9 5 97 at Glasg. and S. Western. 100 106 108 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 49 50 at Ditto A stock et Ditto East Anglian at 100 78 88 71 at GreatNorthof Scotland 100 et Great Northern lOO 1281 12951285 at Do A stock st Do Bdo st Gt. S. and W. of Irelanc 100 97 99 at Great Western .. at Do Str Val gua. stocl, 100 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 No 1105 1095 8 at London and Blackwab 100 70 72 716 et Lon., Bright.,/z S. Coast 100 103 104 1031 4 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 40 42 390 40 at Lon. & North Western 100 107 1070 1075 1 at Lon. & Sw.th Western 100 1021 113 i at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 51/ 52/ 51 1 8 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 12/ Do 8 shares... all et Metropolitan all 1051 1001 105/ 36 421 et Midland 6.4.0 Do New st Do Binning. 4t Derby 100 08 100 • 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 0 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line et North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 16 at Nt.ll. Eastern—Berwick 100 1021 1035 103 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 d ~ at Do Leeds lOO 58 69 at Do York at Do Carlisle lOO at North London .4 lOO 125 130 10 Do New 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all It 11/ at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 93 45 at Do Scot, Mid. stock lOO 98 100 . 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all at Shropshire Union at South Devon ...... at South Eastern at South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 20 S taines, Wok., and Wok all 98 108 25 Stockton & Darlington all 370 380 381 25 Do l7 90 100 0 25 Do New, 1860 8 74 80 0 st Taft Vale.. ... ..... 10 Do B 8 55 6 10 Do C 3 38 :,1 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do 5O at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 167 172 at Waterford & Kilkeuny, 100 et West Cornwall 1 100 22 25 at W. Hartlepool Har./eR I 100 at West Midland -Oxford' 100 at Do Newport! 100 —-- at Do Hereford' 100 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Shee and a Common Jury.) KEYES V. TAYLOR. The plaintiff in this action is a licensed victualler carry ing on business at the Pheasant Tavern, Stangate, and the defendant is a veterinary surgeon. Mr. Keyes, it appeared, was possessed of a very handsome and docile pony, and on the occasion of its being brought home by the defendant's son after being shot, it went down and injured its knees to such an extent, that the plaintiff said it was rendered nearly useless. The defendant, on the matter being represented to him, said the matter was a pure accident, which he regretted very much. The plaintiff alleged that the pony met with the accident in consequence of the de fendant's son violently galloping him home, and that he had no right whatever to ride the pony; had he led him home in the proper way, namely, with a halter, the acci dent would not have occurred. The case created some merriment in consequence of the following questions being put to the defendant : Counsel—The pony was a very docile one, I believe ? Defendant—Yes. Counsel—As docile as a dog? Defendant—Well, yes, it was a quiet thing. Counsel—You've seen it walk about the plaintiff's bar, and help itself to cakes,? (Laughter.) Defendant—No, I never saw it do that. (Laughter.) Counsel—l do not mean that the pony went the length of drawing beer, but you've seen him come into the bar as quiet as a dog ? Defendant—l've seen the pony behind the bar—(laughter) —and it might have been eating a cake. Counsel—lt liked sweet things ? (Loud laughter.) Defendant—l don't know. (Laughter.) Counsel—Did you never see it walk upstairs? (Laughter.) Defend ant--No. Counsel—Nor stand upon a table ? (Laughter.) Defendant —No ; but I've seen it get upon a butt. (Laughter.) The jury finally returned a verdict for the plaintiff— damages £5. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. ~hnn gailways 100 sk 1 20 204 10 100 atlantic & LawrenGt 110m.,Baroda.li.Cent 'no Gu. 5 per cent........ Do. New . ...... stock stcok Do. E. Shares... Huilalo and Lake Huron Do. Preteronce Buflalo,BrantAGodrich p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187t2 Do. do. July 1,18 Th Do. do. Juue 1, 16;1 l ielcutta.sS.Eastn. (I,th leapeTown Dock Semi Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East I n dian, gu. 5 p. c. stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada 1)o. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred. Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferr ed...... Do. 3d P, ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.indfarenin.gua.sp.c Do. N ew gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1882 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharer Fwd. all stook 20i 20i 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock 50 100 Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 56 P.C. do. '77-8.... 'lndian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. D 0.4 p. o. Extension Dc. 4* do • • •..... Do. Fifth Extension. nelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Mt& nelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswiok CAIRN Class A and B ... N.ltl.C'da6 pc lit pt beiB, Soinde ..) Do. Delhi I pi Do. do Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ Do. Indua.St. Flo.) stock stock', 100 100 100 100 100 lon ail 100 (100 100 2 1 all 100 i,lOO - 59 ill -101 LL3 p 3 1 1 3 51 5/ 8 9 99 101 99 101 103 105 102 164 par p par 4 p 19 20 72 14 55 60 65 67 49 55 49 52 33 Et 25 27 20 C 4 102 103 P 2 1, 101 103 9k 91 11 10V 92 94 85 87 i il) 101 )03 96 98 v 2 95 58 60 103 i 3 5 82 84 101. 103 101 103 * 21 ) 101 lu3 (9 50 97 99 2'& 1021 1021 t 1011 102 i 'took 100. Indus. St. Flo.) ,100 197 99 ' COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 p.c.J stJ uk) 1877-st 100 100 102 1001 Do. Ip. c. Feb. & ' Aug. 100 99 101 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. op. c. Jan.&July. 10C 89 81 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 3) 91 Cape G.Rope, d p 0,1871 100 106 107 Do.Ap & Oct. 1886 100 108 110 Do. 189(; 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 103 107 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 104 107 106 !Natal Gov. 6 per cont 130 107 109 N.B.Gov. p.c. (1..&J ul) 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 180, 100 99 100 Du. E. p. c.,lBri to 1:.;7( 100 99 101 Do. d 0.4888 &upwth 100 99 160 New Zealand 6p cent. 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling,, 1875 lOO 103 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO S. Aus Gtip.c.l67&& up lOO 108 110 I Vlo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - to 6 p.a. A.n.&00k.. 100 109 110 11091 10 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 Icl Ulkilord Amalgamated.. 38 39 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist., 1 570 6 8 0 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 70 75 1 East Clogau Gold. Ltd. 53. 1d par East Caradon ...... 114.0 271 284 East Carn. Brea... 1.4.0 7 74 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 5 01 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 58.1 10 11 Great South Tolg - us l7s 4 4.1 G. Wheal Vor (1Ielston: 40 164 174 Grenville Bernd's-Foot 8.12 36 38 kiingston Downs 4.'8.0 5 54 5 Lady Bertha Ilargaret (tiny Lelact :15 17 19 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim , 24 11 f New Setun 199 80 90 • North Downs 2/ 1.1 21 N.Wh'i Basset (111o4an, 3.1.0 25 24 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 5 55 Par Consols (St. Blaze) Vrovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 435 445 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 574 624 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 I ramar Silv.& Lead Min. 45 4 0 rin Cron 9 2u 21 West Basset (Mogan). * 15 11 12 W G radon (Liskeard) 5 55 57 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 114 80 85 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 43 46 Wheal Kitty (11.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLtultott Wheal MaryAnn ( Men ) 8 134 141 Wheal Beton . 584 165 170 105 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 24 25 Wheal Union 3.17 3 35 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4 per cent. pf., 86 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 76 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct.. esi PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 105} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 17 Great Luxembourg, 101 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 8 , Ditto (all), 191 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Ern.. 71 St. John del Rey 511 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon aon and Liverpool (Urn.), 451 5 Ditto, new, 306 Anglo Austrian, 51 Australasia, 754 5 Bank of Wales, lira., 126 British North American. 48 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 421 f Ditto, new, 254 City, 115 Consolidated Bank, lim., loft European Bank, lira., 76 4 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 29_84 Imperial Bank (11m.), 261 Imperial Ottoman, in 18 17f f London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 59 494 Ditto, new issued, at 1y pm, 5 tdon Chartered Bank of Australia, 264 London and County, 64 4 36 London and South African, 261 London and Westminster, 771 Merchant Bank, lim. ' 114 4 M er cantile and Exchange. lim., 17 4 17 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lira.), 214 Oriental Bank Corporation, 594 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim.; 66 Ditto, new, 64 South Australia, 404 Union of Australia, 52 Union of London, 43 :DOCKS. Business dons East and West India, 140 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 101 Commercial Union (Insurance), 81 Consolidated Discount, Ihn., 1i Discount Corporatioo, limitedlo/ East India Irrigation and Canal, 4 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., Ei,glish and Australian Copper, 2i 2 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Jim., I Hudson's Bay, 17} International Financial Society, 111 1 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 41 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 00, 82 Joint •stock Discount, liin., 6i 6 London lisinawial Association, 26} ;Ili London General Omnibus Company, 2i Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 71 8 National Discount Company, lim., 81 1 National Steam Navigation, Huh, 5 4i Ocean Marine (Insurance) , 20 1 0 1 o o c y i a e l t e M l a 'i l n i a S u t :i 4 e in re ' dBo'P.4o7p/eB,llim., 6 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 711 TIIE SUN, I.OI\DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1864. PROBATE COURT. The Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury were occupied the whole of the morning in hearing the. cause Bowker v. Bury. The question in dispute being the validity of the writ of the testator by which he left the whole of his pro perty to his wife absolutely. It was contended that the testator was not in a fit state of mind when he executed the instrument, and also that he had already made a former will which he had not revoked. The property in question amounted to about £2,000. The case will not conclude till a late hour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SERIOUS DEPREDATIONS BY ERRAND BOYS.—Thomas Sullivan, a boy who has only been in the employ of Mr. Cooper, surgeon and chemist, of Moor-street, St. Martin's lane, for about a week, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with robbing his employer. _ _ . Mr. Cooper said that in consequence of information he received that the prisoner, his errand boy, had been offer ing some fancy soaps for sale, he communicated with the police, and that morning Sergeant Shore, 11 F, searched the prisoner, but found nothing in his possession belonging to him (Mr. Cooper) but a pocket knife. The knife was not of much value, but, as he had missed several things while the prisoner had been in his employ, and had been robbed by his errand boys during the last four years, to the amount of nearly £3OO, he felt compelled to make an example of the prisoner. Sergeant Shore, 11 F, said in taking the prisoner into custody he first said he had not taken anything, but after wards that ho had, and then put the articles back as he could not sell them. He had seen the boy's father, who seemed to take no interest is him, and had got him into Mr. Cooper's employ by falsely representing that he had never been in employ before, whereas he had been dismissed from a previous situation for dishonesty. Mr. Cooper said his object was to get tho troy corrected as a lesson to him. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for 21 days. A GANG OF JUVENILE THIEVES.—Henry Hayes, a boy, was charged with stealing nine scarfs of the value of £2, the property of Mr. Henry Robert Wilson, draper, of 10, Cranbourn-street, Leicester-square. It appears that the prisoner and another boy went into Mr. Wilson's shop this morning about eight o'clock, and asked for some thread. A young female went to the back part of the shop for it, and on her return to the counter the boys left. Directly after Mr. Wilson missed the scarfs from the counter, and on going into the street saw the prisoner and the other boy with four others walking along in conversation. He followed them, and heard one of the boys say, " How much will they fetch ?" and another reply, " Is, or ls. 6d. each," He then seized the prisoner and the other boy who hh.d been into his shop, and in the prisoner's apron found the scarfs. The other boy managed after a struggle to get away. The prisoner was then handed over to Crown, 215 C. A remand was granted, that the other might be found. Frightful Occurrence at the New Govern ment Offices, Westminster, Great excitement was occasioned yesterday afternoon in the immediate vicinity of the Government offices at White hall, owing to the following melancholy accident, by which several persons were seriously, and it is feared, one or two fatally—injured. Large conttacts to erect new Government offices have been entered into, and a number of houses were razed to the ground on the south western side of Downing-street, and also in King-street and Charles-street, Westminster. The space thus cleared extended probably 300 feet in one direction, and 200 feet in the other. Upon this site the foundations of the new offices had been dug out, the concrete beds formed, and since then an immense forest of scaffolding had been erected, in order for the contractors to proceed with all possible despatch with the erection of the various buildings. Upon the top of this scaffolding, it is necessary to state, were immense beams of timber, supported by heavy uprights, fastened with iron dog stays; and upon the top of the last-named were whatis technicallycalled "gantries," large timbers about Eft, square, and which stretched hori zontally the whole length of the scaffolding, and having iron rails similar to those in use on a railway for the purpose of the " travellers,' heavy pieces of machinery, to pass along when large pieces of stone were required to be lifted. Whilst the men were so engaged yesterday afternoon the weight of what they were lifting strained the "gantries" and the ponderous machine caused the dog stays to start, and the other portions of the woodwork got out of gear, and the consequence was that the travel ler and four men who were at work were precipitated to the ground, a distance, it is believed, of 30 feet. The poor fellows were struck by the timber as it fell and were also injured by the traveller, so that it was at first thought they had all been killed. A strong body of the A division of police immediately came from Gardner's-lane station, and assisted in getting the unfortunate men out of the ruins. They were at once removed to the Westminster Hospital, where Mr. Watts, the house-surgeon, did all that surgical aid could devise to alleviate the sufferings of the unfortu nate persons. One man, named William Power, agod 33, of Cheshire cheese-court, Chelsea, was found to have received serious injuries to his head, his lips were cut op2n, and his fore. head knocked in. Very little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Henry Pritchard, of 54, Hanover-street, Pimlico, was found to have his head, face, and ribs seriously injured, but not quite so badly as the former. Miles Hughes, of 2, Gardner's-lane, who was only mar ried on Sunday last, has also received injuries to the head, hips, and back. Joseph Lamb, of John-street, Walworth, was only in jured on the arms, and after being attended to by Mr. Watts, he expressed a wish to go home to his family, which request was complied with. There will no doubt be a rigid inquiry as to the cause of the accident. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market very firm. Sales, about 7,000 bales. No import. Previously, 6,488. The Dublin press of this day (9th) deplore the demise of a most charitable gentleman—J. J. Davis, Esq. who retired from New York with a large fortune. Mr. Davis was formerly a partner of the eminent house of Henriques and Davis, of New York. Papers relative to " the Alabama," in continua tion of the correspondence already published, and also copies of the correspondence respecting the statements in Mr. Lay's memorandum relative to China, have been pre • sented to both Houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty. *; NORTHWARD Ho I"—It is reported that several regiments have been ordered to hold themselves in readi ness for foreign service, and that their destination will be Copenhagen, assembling at Heligoland until the season is more advanced. THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT is summoned to meet on the 19th inst. THE GIFT HORSP: WITH HIS TEETH 'PULLED OUT I —The dismantling of the fort of Vido, at Corfu, has been completed, and preparations made for blowing up the masonry. A NEW THEATRICAL " SENSATION" IN PARIS.— I n a stew piece by M. Magnet, called "La Maison du Baigneur," just brought out at the Paris Gaite, a novel and startling effect thrills the audience every evening. A pon derous moveable ceiling, in a room from which ono of the characters is unable to escape, gradually descends by ma chinery, until the unhappy captive is crushed to death be neath its weight. The idea is not new, but it is now carried out for the first time on the stage. Fortunately the victim at the GaittS is one of the most detestable villains of the piece (un in fame coquin DI. Ulbach calls him), so that, dramati cally speaking, he may be said to deserve his fate. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL SPRING Acceptances for the Grand N cap) of 20 soes each, Emblem Umpire.. Liahtheart Age st lb .. a 12 8 .. a )2 7 .. a 12 6 Reporter • . Thomastown Arbury •• Sir William .. Jealousy Sinkin.; Fund Catapaw Jerusalem .. Medora Bridegroom Sampson .. Harry Bantam errinafte Wee Nell .. Satellite Mauchnne • T,eCz.r .. Serious Case .. Rubicon Romeo Amy .. 5 .. a 12 0 .. a li 12 .. 6 11 10 .. a 11 10 .. a 11 10 .. a 11 lo .. a 11 10 .. a 11 8 .. a 11 8 .. a 11 8 .. all 8 .. a 11 .. a 11 6 .. a it 6 .. a 11 6, .. a 11 4 .. a 11 4 .. all 3' .. 611 2 ..,a 11 0 .. ti 11 0 MEETING—MA - gm 8. "ational Steeple Chase (handl , h ft, with 100 added. Satanella Sr. Maximas Wifie •• Age at lb .. 5 10 12 .. a 10 12 .. a 10 12 Cadet .. a 10 12 Leonidas • • .. 6 10 12 West End •• 6 10 12 Bell's Life .. 6 10 12 Gladiator .• .. a 10 10 Malta . .. a 10 10 Rooke the Gardener 6 10 10 Ireley .. a 10 10 Rockley • • .. a 10 10 Bryn Gwyn .. 5 10 10 National Petition .. a 10 8 Real Jam •• 5 10 8 Sir Stephen .. a F) 7 hmblematic .. 6 10 6 Brian Borhoime .. a 10 4 Bacon of Avon .. 4 10 2 Ocean Witch .. 5 10 2 Martha •• a 10 0 Miss Maria .. a 10 G Cygnet • • .. 5 10 0 Corsair • • .. 4 10 0 Lady of the Isles .. 5 10 0 To'Urn° .. .. 511 0 Silk and Satin .. a 10 0 Surbiton .. •• 5 11 0 Chester • • .. a 10 0 Little Bob .. .. all 0 Miss Emma .. a 10 0 Worcester .. .. all 0 British Grenadier .. alO 0 Portland .. .. alO 12 L ea di n g Article .. alO 0 Acceptances for the Li verpoo l S pr i ng Cup (handicap), of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. About a mile and a half. Age st lb The Kuave .. 5 8 8 Argonaut. .. 5 8 6 Aurelian .. .. 6 8 4 Costa .. .. 5 8 2 Blond in .. • . 4 8 0 Carisbrook.. .. 5 7 13 Berkeley .. .. 5 7 10 The Monk.. .. a 7 10 Gardener .. 6 7 10 Welcome .. 5 7 7 Fontenoy .. 4 7 6 Donne Canna .. 5 7 4 Bosh .. .. 5 7 3 Joco .. 4 7 2 Trojanus .. • . 4 • 7 0 Black Deer .. 4 7 0 Warminster .. 5 7 0 The Clown .. 3 6 10 Acceptances for the Sefton to a sweepstakes of 5 Sc Age st lb Helper 6 9 8 Argonaut .. .. 5 8 11 Ellerton 6 8 11 Donnybrook .. 4 8 5 Gardener .. .. 6 82 Blondin 4 8 2 Farfalla 5 8 0. Poland .. 4 7 11 Zuleika 6 7 6 Weatherspy 4 7 5 Bosh 5 7 • 3 East Lancashire .. 4 7 0 The Clown .. 3 7 0 Arbutus 3 6 8 Waterloo 3 6 8 Persuasion 3 6 8 Buckland 3 6 8 Strawberry Hill .. 4 6 7 Cutaway . 3 6 7 Voluptas . 4 6 6 Independence a 6 6 Moulsey 3 6 6 Acceptances for the Handicap with 40 added. Age st lb Emblem a 11 12 Pot Pou'rl 5 i 1 8 Shropshire .. 6 11 7 Lincoln .. a 11 7 Sinking Fund a 11 3 Satellite a 11 3 Old Squire a 10 12 Tolurno 5 10 12 Komeo a 10 12 Amy .. 6 le 12 Serious Merryman Cas ealo 8 a 10 10 Dunraven 6 10 8 West End 6 10 4 Remunerator a 10 2 Age Et lb Flash in the Pan .. a 6 10 St. Lawrence .. 5 6 8 Dark Lily .. • • 4 6 8 Farce • • •• 4 6 6 Merry Maid • • 6 6 6 Jack's Alive • . 4 6 3 Ghillie Callum .. 3 6 3 Truant • • •• 4 6 2 The Doctor .. 3 6 1 Alpheus .. •. 3 6 1 Claxton •• •• 3 6 0 King of Clubs .. 3 5 7 Naxos •. .• 3 5 7 Farnham .. .. 3 5 7 V e terinarian .. 35 , Fanny Seaton .. 3 5 17 Macbeth .. .. 3 5 7 aandicap of 100 sous, added Iva each. Six furlongs. Age et lb Crisis, by Aleppo.. 4 6 5 Ghillie oallarn .. 3 6 5 Claxton .. .. 3 6 2 Prescription. .. 3 6 2 Rose .. 3 6 1 Danaus .. 3 6 0 Tooi Tcoi .. 3 6 0 Abbott .. .. 3 5 12 Jane Shore .. 3 5 10 Lobelia .. 3 5 10 Dishonoured .. 3 5 10 Alice Leigh .. 3 5 8 Dilston 3 5 8 Tomfoolery .. 3 5 7 Coverdale .. 3 5 7 Dovedale .. 3 5 7 Wild Thyme .. 3 5 7 Veterinarian .. 3 5 7 Naxos .. .. 3 5 7 Macbeth .. .. 3 5 7 Helen .. 3 5 7 Hurdle Race, of 5 sous each, 1. Two miles. Age st lb Emblematic 6 (0 2 Marble Hill .. .. 5 10 0 Speedy .. 5 10 0 True Heal .. 4 9 9 Over the Sea .. .. 5 9 9 Soothsayer .. a 9 4 Chester.. .. a 9 4 Baron of Avon .. 4 9 4 Mistake .. 4 9 0 Cutler .. 5 9 0 Topsy 5 9 0 Amain 6 9 0 Southerly Wind 5 9 0 Corsair a 9 0 Cygnet .. .. 5 9 0 CI ry BETTING—TUESDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE, 10 to 1 agst Emblem (taken) 12 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken) 25 to 1 apt Medora (wanted) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 10 to 1 aget Blithtield (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 40 to 1 agst Exohequer (taken) 40 to 1 agst Kemptown. (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 11 to 2 agst Fills de l'Air (offered, take 6to 1) 6to 1 agst Cambuscan (wanted) CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Accident (offered) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) 25 to 1 agst Anfield (taken) 25 to 1 agst Muezzin (taken) 33 to 1 agst Greenland (taken) 50 to 1 agst Crisis (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst Costa (offered) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offared) 13 to 1 agst Paris (offered) 14 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 16 to 1 agst Forager (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. The election of members to serve on the committee and other business matters occupied the principal share of attention this day, and betting was extremely dull, the investments made on the horses being of a very trivial character. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE 10 to lon the field (offered) 16 to 1 agst Bantam (taken) 18 to 1 aget Portland (taken) 40 to 1 agst Reporter (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 aget Accident (offered) 20 to 1 agst Anfield (offered) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) THE DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken and offered) THE WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 50 to 1 aget Mr. Gibson's nomination (taken) LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETlNG.—Tuesday the Bth March has already been announced as the opening day for this meeting. There are now but a few unimportant items wanting to complete Mr. Topham's venture, and the ac ceptances for the Grand National, which have been framed on the new principle, must be exceedingly gratifying to lessee of the course. Last year the number of subscribers was 72, out of which 21 paid forfeit, and the lowest weight was 9st, which weight was subsequently raised 111 b fllpsots3telba "content:'"content:'Thi s year the number of a t , who ran with 12st) being entries was increased to 86 , and the forfeits to 25, while the l ow est weight was 10 st. It will b e seen f rom this that in h an di ca pping for the coming Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase Handicap the imposts have been raised 141 b. With the exception of Major Wombwell's Bell's Life, who carries a 61b penalty for winning the Windsor Open Steeple chase last Saturday, the weights, through Emblem accept ing, remain as originally published. Four forfeits are announced for the Spring e u _ p, seven for the Handicap Hurdle Race, and ten for the Sefton Handicap. THE MODERN FARMER. —Th e f ar mer now acts on scientific principles and with scientific precision, instead of by blind guess-work. His operations are based on the researches of the naturalist, the geologist, the che• mist, and meteorologist, and are executed by machinery of the most ingenious and elaborate construction. Steam has been introduced to plough and to.thrash. Drilling, sowing, reaping, and stacking are.. p er formed by machine-power. The amount of capital required for agricultural enterprises has, of course, risen considerablY—a thrashing-machine, costing three hundred pounds , has suppla n t e d the old shilling flail ; a steam-plough, at eight hundred pounds, is gradually being substituted for the two-guinea plough. The yearly bills for artificial food, for stock and artificial stimulants for thp soil also run up to a high figu re . The change in the system has been attended by as great a change in the men —the old type of the British farmer, dogged in his adherence to tradition, contemptuous of the teachings of science, and ignorant of men and things idle to argue, beyond his own county, with i whom Arthur Young found it Rue, and whom he longed to convince with his stick, is fast going the way of the Dodo and Dinornis. In his stead, we have a of business, who has p erso nally examined the well-educated, intelligent gentlem an working of the farming system both of his own and , a shrewd man other lands, who reads Liebig in the original, who has the secrets of the laboratory at his finger ends, who knows how to combine the theories of books with the unwritten lore of practice, and who has spirit and sense to venture his capi tal liberally in the improvement of his acres and stock. It can scarcely be denied that the lower class of farm labourers ate still in a discreditably low condition; but the increasing application of science and use of machinery cannot fail to sharpen their faculties and improve their position; icultural advances of been done in this and even y e tvraee present reckoned he a t s t i ; at u ara, g na h zr has stsh ; e already uargnra l. PERFECTION OF MECHANISM.—" As engineers we can say that it really approaches much nearer the perfection of mechanism than any other examp e of clock work we have yet sten on anything like the same large scale."—Engineer, Aug. 15, 1862. Clocks by the first artists of the day for the drawing room, dining room, bed room, library, hall, staircase, bracket, carriage, church, turret, railways, warehouse, count ing house, musical, and astronomical. Church and turret clocks specially estimated for. Benson's illustrated pamphlet on clocks (free by post for two stamps) with descriptions and prices, enables those who live in any part of the world to select a clock. Also a short pamphlet on cathedral and public clocks, free for one stamp. Prize medal and honour able mention in classes 33 and 15. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London. Established 1749. Watch and clock maker by special %arrant of appointment to 11,R.11. the Prince of Wales. No HOME complete without a; WILCOX AND GIBBS SEWING -MACHINE. Simple, compact, efficient, durable, and noiseless. Warranted to fulfil all the requirements of a perfect family machine. Prospectus free on application at No. 135, Re gen t- s t ree t, w,—LADVT.) LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening, WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Sir John Liddell, Knt. C. 8., M.D., late Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy, to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, FEB. 9. The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal cf the United Kingdom, to appoint his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury—his Grace the Archbishop of York—his Grace the Archbishop of Armagh—his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin—the Right Hon. Philip Henry, Earl Stanhope—the Right Ron. Dudley, Earl of Harrowby, K.G.—the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London—the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of St. Davids—the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Oxford—the Right Hon. George William Baron Lyttleton—the Right Hon. Robert Mousey, Baron Cranworth— the Right lion. Robert, Baron Ebury—the Right Hon. Edward Pleydoll Boa verie—the Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, D.C.L , Judge of Her Majesty's High Court of Admi - ralty—the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole—the Right Hon. Joseph Napier—the Right Hon. Sir John Taylor Coleridge, Knight--Sir William Heathcote, Bart —Charles Buxton, Esq.—the Very Rev. Henry Hart Mil man, D.D., Dean of her Majesty's Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London—the Ye] y Rev. Harvey Goodwin, D.D., Dean other Majesty's Cathedral Church of Ely—the Vener able John Sandford, 8.D., Archdeacon of Coventry—the Rev. William Jacobson, D.D., Regius Professorof Divinity in the University of Oxford—the Rev. James Arniraux Jeremie, D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity in the Univer sity of Cambridge—the Rev. Henry Venn, B.D.—and the Rev. William Gilson Humphry, 8.D.--to be her Majesty's Commissioners to consider and revise the various forms of subscription and declaration required to be made by the clergy of the United Church of England and Ireland on ordination, or on appointment, admission, or induction to any ecclesiastical dignity, benefice, curacy, lectureship, or office, and to report their opinion how far they may be alter€d and simplified consistently with due security for the declared agreement of the clergy with the doctrines of the Church, and their conformity to its ritual. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. Charles Dunn to the church and parish of Birse, in the presbytery of Kincardine O'Neil, and county of Aberdeen, vacant by the death of the Rev. George Smith. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 8. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Frederick Sey mour, Esq. (Lieutenant-Governor of British Honduras), to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the colony of British Columbia and its dependencies. THE PRINCE OF WALES' COUNCIL CHAMBER, BUCKINGHAM-GATE, FEB. 8. His Rays! Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed, under the seal of the Duchy of Cornwall, appointing Day Ferry Le Grice, of Trereite, Penzance, Sheriff of the county of Cornwall. The Prince of Wales has appointed Colonel the Hoa, Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps, K.C.8., to be Secretary, Chamberlain, and Receiver-General, and Keeper of the Signet of his Royal Highness as Prince and Steward of Scotland. ----- WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, FEB. 9. 2d Regiment of Dragoons—Lieut.-General John Bloomfield Gough, C. 8., to b 3 Colonel, vice Lieut.-General Sir Alexander K. Clark Kennedy, 8.C.8 , deceased. 13th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General Philip Spencer Stanhope to be Colonel, vice Major General Philip M'Pherson, C. 8., deceased. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Surgeon Thomas Frede rick Wall, from 38th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Hampden Hugh Massy, M.D., appointed to the Staff. 19th Hussars—Gentleman Cadet Charles Athol Harry Banister, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, vice Elliot Alexander Money, promoted. 20th Hussars—Charles Loder, Esq., late Captain her Ma jesty's Indian Forces, to be Paymaster.' 21st Hussars—Lieutenant Anthony William Twyford to be Adjutant. Royal Artillery—Second Captain Lewis Frederick Hall to be Captain, viceilrevet-Major Frederick Hugh Chancellor, placed upon temporary halt-pay—Lieutenant Edmund John Tremlett to be Second Captain, vice Hall—Gentle man Cadet John Augustus Seymous Morse Davies to be Lieutenant, vice Trellett. - Royal Engineers Lieutenant-Colonel Henry White Hitchins to be Colonel, vice Johnston, retired upon full pay—Captain Peter Pierce Lyons O'Connell to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Hitcbins—Second Captain Hew Lindsay Prendergast to be Captain, vice O'Connell — Lieutenant Herbert William Wood to be Second Captain, vice Prendergast—Gentlemen Cadet Alexander Donald M'Arthur, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, with temporary rank, vice Wood. Military Train—Gentleman Cadet Walter Crawford Rees, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice James Simpson, promoted. 9tb Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Wentworth Dawes, from the Royal Canadian Rifl© Regiment, to be Lieuten ant, vice Givins, who exchanges—Ensign Herbert Witherstone Mynors Baskerville to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry Bullen, who retires—Gentleman Cadet John Charles Kyle, from the Royal Military Col lege, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Baskerville. 13th Foot—Captain Andrew George Onslow, from the 97th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hill, who exchanges—Sergeant Major Charles Fox to be Quartermaster, vice Thomas Argent, deceased. 20th Foot—Major George Walter Baldwin, from 31st Foot, to be Major, vice Dickins, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Cecil Lloyd, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Samuel Francis Ward, deceased. 28th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Fox Angelo to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sussex Lennox Aubrey Beauclerk Mes eiter, who retires—Ensign Robert Burn Singer to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Angelo—Gentleman Cadet Edward Agincourt Brind, from the Royal Military Col lege to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Singer. 31st Foot—Major William Drummond Scrase Dickins, from 20th Foot, to be Major, vice Baldwin, who ex changes, 38th Foot—Staff•Surgeon James Davys to be Surgeon, vice Thomas Frederick Wall, appointed to the 2d Dra- goon Guards. . -- 40th Foot—Herbert Croft Ryder, Gent., late Lieutenant 3d Bumbay European Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Henry , Butler Stoney, who reverts to half-pay, a 3 Captain, un attached, from 4th December, 1863. 66th Foot—Ensign Arthur Adolphus L. F. Levert, from the 61st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Frederic John Gurtin, transferred to the 61st Foot. 61st Foot—Ensign Frederic John Curtin, from the 56th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Arthur Adolphus L. F. Levert, transferred tc, the 56th Foot. 72d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Beaumont Rowley Conolly, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thomas Bedford Urquhart, promoted. 82d Foot—Ensign James Newman _Canner to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Charles Worthy, whose promotion on 17th November, 1863, has been cancelled — Gentleman Cadet Lucius Joseph Collum, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Chas. Worthy, who retires. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Cooper Wynne to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Captain and Brevet-Major Frederick Edward Sorell, deceased—Ensign William Wilmer to be Lientenant, without purchase, vice Wynne —Gentleman Cadet Alexander Marin De la Voye, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Wilmer. 92d Foot—The first Christian name of Ensign Campbell is Edmund, not Edward, as stated in the "Gazette" of 19th January. 97th Foot—Captain Henry Seymour Hill, from the 13th Foot, to be Captain, vice Onslow, who exchanges. 99th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Alexander M'Arthur Moir, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Marcus William Kelly, promoted. 101st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Macleane, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Algernon Robert Sanderson, killed in action—Thomas Bird. Gent., late Ensign in her Majesty's Indian Forces, to be Pay master. 102 d Foot--Gentleman Cadet Faulconer Morgan, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice John Cattle Vaughan White, deceased. 105th Fcot—Lieutenant Charles Frederick Bond to be Cap , tain, vice E. H. Mostyn Owen, who retires on pension of his rank—Ensign Edward Daniel Way to be Lieutenant, vice Bond—Ensign John William Darvill to be Lieu ' tenant, vice James William Ouohterlony, who resigns— Gentleman Cadet Benjamin Frend, from the Royal Mili tary College, to be, Ensign, vice Edward Daniel Wray— Gentleman Cadet James John Davy, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice John Vim. Darvill— Lieut. Kennett Douglas Coffin to be Adjutant,vice Bond, promoted. 108th Foot—Major Charles Wilson Moore to be Lieute nant-Colonel, vice George Thomas Haly, who retires on the pension of a Colonel—Captain Henry Ernest Thesiger Williams to be Major, vice Moore—Lieutenant Alfred Henry Peet to be Captain, vice Williams—Ensign Augustus Erskine to be Lieutenant, vice Peet. 109th Foot—John Fitz Gerald, Gent., to be Paymaster. 3d West India Regiment — Thomas Hen r y Davies, Gents., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice James Frederick Cousins, promoted. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieut. Hillier Givins, from 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dawes, who ekchanges. Cavalry Depot (Maidstone) —Captain Edward Brown, half-pay, late 12th Lancers, to be Adjutant, vice Captain Thomas E. Anderson, who has resigned the appointment. MEDICAL DEPARTMEXT.—Surgeon Hampden H. Massy, M.D., from the 3d Dragoon Guards, to be Staff Surgeon —Staff Assistant• Surgeon William Stockwell has been per mitted to resign his commission. BREVET. _ _ Colonel Charles Cornwallis Johnston, retired full-pay, Royal Engineers, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary only. Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, William Macdonnell, 14th Foot, to have the honorary ran k of Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of General James A'humty, Royal (late Ben gal) Artillery, on Jan. 12, 1864 : Lieutenant-General John Anderson, Bengal Infantry, to be General. Major-General George James Wilson, Bombay Infantry, to be Lieutenant-General. Colonel St. George Daniel Showers, C. 8., Bengal In fantry, to be Major-General. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 6. Royal Marine Light Infantry—Second Lieutenant William Albert Rutherford to be First Lieutenant, vice Stirling, placed on half-pay. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette: — Edwin Fennell, surgeon, Harrow-road Wm. Burgess, auctioneer, Pimlico John Alfred Burliston, draper, Leeds Emily Agnes Link, draper, Brecon William Thorn, cab proprietor, Clerkenwell John Atkinson, commission agent, Islington Wm. Wilson, shoemaker, Leamington Nicholar Hartley, publican, Brompton James Lloyd, jun., watchmaker, Ilonham, Sussex James Atkins, upholsterer, Chelsea John Gerhold, baker, Commercial-road East John Webber Chegwidden, hotel keeper, Uxbridge John Huston, provision dealer, Liverpool James Southern, corn dealer, Chester Joshua Pendlebury, corn merchant, Manchester George Winspear, corn miller, Durham William Job, bookseller, Birmingham James Williams, draper, Laudport, Hants BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Mallinson, woollen merchant, Huddersfield SCOTCH BANKRUI"IS. Thomas Paterson, tailor, Edinburgh W. D. K. Lawrie, Edinburgh John Drife, Barr DumtriesshirO SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN. MADRID, Feb. 9.—The Government has declared its readiness to relinquish the fines to which the journals have been condemned since 1858, if the Cortes do not object to such a measure: WITHDRAWAL OF AUSTRIA FROM THE LONDON PROTOCOL. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) VIENNA, FEB. 9. At a Council of Minis!ers held the day before yesterday, under the presidency of the Emperor, highly important resolutions were adopted, the purport of which is that the London Protocol can no longer be considered by Austria as a basis of negotiations between the Great Powers. AUSTRIA. ACCEPTANCE OF THE DANISH PROPOSAL RELATIVE TO SHIPPING. VIENNA, FEB. 2. Austria has accepted the proposition of Denmark that a delay of eight weeks should be allowed to Danish and Austrian ships with their cargoes, ma terial of war excepted, to leave the harbours of both countries without molestation, and that during a similar period the mails should be regularly con veyed to and from either country. THE WAR IN SCHLESWIG. ESCAPE OF THE DANISH ARMY TO ALSEN ISLAND. RENDSBURG, FEB. 9. Holsteiners who have deserted from the Danish army state:— " The Danes have evacuated Flensburg. " The Prussians and Austrians are north of Flens burg. _ _ _ "The greater portion of the Danish troops have escaped to Alsen Island. " In consequence of the hasty movements of the troops yesterday many dead were left on the diffe rent battle-fields. "In the northern part of Flensburg the inhabi tants favourable to the Danes erected barricades and fired on the Austrians, who lost in and before the town 1,100 men in killed and wounded." MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Only a moderate supply of home grown wheat was re ceived fresh up to this morning's market. The demand, however, was by no means active, nevertheless a fair clear ance was effected at Monday's currency. With foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied. In most descriptions a fair average business was trans acted, and prices ruled firm. _ . Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request at late rates. There was a fair show of barley on the stands. Malting qualities sold steadily at lull prices, and the value of grind ing and distilling qualities was supported. Malt changed hands to a limited extent at late rates. Although the supply of oats on sale was very moderate, the demand was by no means active, at previous quotations, In beans and peas a fair business was transacted, and prices ruled firm. The flour trade was steady at full quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English...... 470 1,2i0 I 3,250 2,500 I :390 1ri5h.......... 1,900 ._ Foreign...... 90 1,850 5,570 600 ska. brls BOROUGH HOP. Our market is less active; prioes, however, continue very firm. The supply of hops on offer is small. WIIITECLIAPEL. Bat moderate supplies of meat are on sale, and the trade rules firm, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 8d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Bibs by the carcase, COUNTRY MARKETS. ..... LEEDS-TUESDAY. To-day the demand for wheat is somewhat less buoyant, but on the sales made Friday's rates continue quite as dear. Barley sells at fully previous rates. In beans there was a steady business done. Oats and other articles unaltered. IMPERIAL PARLIAXENT HOUSE OF LORDS— Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the woolsack at five o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS, Lord SYDNEY brought up and read her Majesty's answer to the address on the occasion of the assembling of Parlia ment. Her Majesty thanked their lordships for their affectionate expressions with respect to her family, and assured them her most ardent wish was the prosperity of her people. THE DANO•-GERMAN DIFFICULTY. The Earl of MALMESBURY said he had given notice to the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, by private note, of his intention of putting some questions relative to the state of affairs in Denmark. The noble earl having referred to the state of affairs of this nature when he was in office, went on to remark upon the arrange.. ment which had been entered into some years ago with the Duke of Augustenburg by which he received a sum of money amounting to about £350,000 English on the understanding that he would never interfere with the succession in Denmark. The instalments had been regularly paid, and he had never heard the arrangement coiled into question. As the arrangement was entered into with the father of the present Duke of Augustenburg—when he (the son) was 24 years of age he did not see that it could be said that he was not aware of the stipulation. Had ho protested or objected, the arrangement could never have been carried out, and he (the noble earl) did not see on what point of honour the present Duke of Augustenburg could justify the present proceedings that were being carried on in his name. The questions he .wished to ask was whether her Majesty's Government had obtained any material guarantee from Austria and Prussia, that as soon as the November Constitution was with drawn they would consent to evacuate Schleswig, and whether the parries to that treaty considered their obliga tions invalidated by the outbreak of the war. Earl RUSSELL said her Majesty's Government had re ceived no such guarantee from either Austria or Prussia, and with reference to the second question be could not consider that the treaty could be in any way abrogated by the outbreak of tho war, so far as regards the different Powers. It was quite impossible that the treaty made with France, Great Britain, Russia, and Sweden could be abrogated, as regards those Powers, by a state of war between Austria and Prussia on the one side and Denmark on the other. (Hear, hear.) Every ana logy and principle militated against that doctrine, and an illustration of its invalidity was supported by what took place with regard to the treaty between the Porte and the European Powers in 1841 as to the closing of the Darda nelles, That treaty was net held to be abrogated because the Porte and one of those Powers had gone to war, and the case was precisely analogous with the present. As, how ever, he understood the answer given by Austria and Prussia to representations on the subject, that answer ad-. mitted the obligations of the treaty on all the Powers. When that answer was given no act of war had occurred, but it was well known that the Danes were prepared to resist the entrance of the Austrian and Prussian troops into Schleswig, and it would be frivolous to say that a state of war, which was foreseen when the admissions was made one day, should, when it broke out the next day, invalidate and set aside that admission. (Hear, hear.) It was sad that if Denmark should refuse acquiescence in the just de mands of Austria and Prussia, those Powers would then be released from their obligations ; but he did not admit that view. Even in the contingency referred to, Austria and Prussia would be bound by the engagements of the Treaty of London—bound to respect and maintain the integrity of the Danish kingdom. (Hear, hear.) That he considered the real sense of the declarations of Austria and Prussia, and those were the opinions of her Majesty's Government with respect to that treaty. The Earl of DERBY considered the answer of the noble earl to be so far satisfactory. No guarantee had, it appeared, been obtained from Austria and Prussia ; but nothing had been said as to our Government having pressed for such ry guarantee. LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY. There was a poor attendance both of town dealers and country millers at market to-day. Wheat met with a very slow sale from millers, buyers on speculation having dis appeared, and we reduce our quotations 3d per cental. Flour was 6d per sack and barrel lower. Very little busi ness doing in Indian corn, and 6d lower. Oats and oatmeal met a dull sale, at former prices, Beans, peas, and barley at the prices of last Friday. SHEFFIELD-TUESDA r. There was a fair show of grain to-day, and former prices were about maintained. Redwheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...lss Od to 18s Od I White II ...18s Od to 20s Od New red I ...16s Od to 18s Od New white „ ~.17s:Od to 19s Op ft Beans [ )1 ...15s 6d to 17s 6d 7 I Peas, per qr 4 os Od to 44 s Od Grinding barley, per qr Malting ditto, „ 34s Od to 38s Od Oats 1, l9s Od to 24s Od Flour, is 4d to is Sd per 14 lb. MARKET HARBOROUGH-TUESDAY. White wheat, 42s to 468; red, 378 to 43s per 36 stone. Malting barley at 34s to 37s per qr.; grinding, 28$ to 33s per 30 st. Oats, old, 27s to 308; new, 20s to 23s per 30 Bt.; beans, 35s to 40s per qr. DUBLIN—TUESDAY. s. d. a. d. Wheat, white.. 24 0 to 26 6 Do., red .. 21 6t024 0 Do., new .... 0 to 0 Barley Oats Do., black... • 0 to 0 s. d. s. d. Oatmeal lO 0 to 13 0 Beans.. Bere Rapeseed Bakers' flour Indian corn Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 Oi 12 1 Antwerp — 25 75 25 80 Brussels — 25 75 25 80 Hamburgh — 13 8 13 81 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine —11 9 i Vienna Trieste Petersburgh —32 k Berlin — Madrid ... ... Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo .. Messina Lisbon 0p0rt0...•• 47f 471 471 48 25 87.1 25 95 25 87} 25 95 25 87i 26 95 25 90 25 P 5 25 90 25 95 25 90 25 95 511 52; 52 62/ Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Feb. 18. via Marseilles Feb. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Mar. 6 . Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Feb. 28. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton• Feb. 18. via Marseilles Feb. 12. Falkland Islands ............... Gibraltar, via Southampton .................. Feb. 11. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton. .Feb. 18. via Marseilles.... Feb. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ Feb. 11. via Marseilles ................Feb. 5. Portugal.... ................................ Feb. Feb. 11 3. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via So uthampton , via Marseilles Feb. 5 Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo ............... U. S. and British N. America, by by Brit. packet Feb. 11 U.S. packet by Canadian packet. Feb. 11 W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tanen& Feb. 10. Bahamas, via New York Feb, 11. Mexico . All parts of West In dies, including Chili, Peru ' 1 Feb. 29. California. and British Columbia.. THE WONDERFUL COIFFURE of Madame Rimsky Karkowska at the great Court ball of St. Peters burg, as described by the Paris Correspondent of the Court Tournal:—A drawing, which has been sent to Paris, and which wo have seen, represents it as a huge bird, composed entirely of the masses of fair hair which adorn the head of the Russian beauty. The bows in front, puffed out and turned behind the ears, form the wings, while the thick shower of golden curls down the neck and shoulders forms the tail. The head, which descends low on the forehead, was composed of coloured jewels, the beak alone coming be tween the eyes of brilliants. The whole chevelure repre senting the body of the bird was sprinkled with precious stones, and the effect of this strange and startling invention was great enough to render the most refined company in the world totally forgetful of etiquette, for on the entrance of Madame Rimsky Karkowska the whole assembly were on the alert in order to examine more closely the complicated work of the coiffeur. THE ALEXANDRA. The Earl of DERBY wished to ask whether the noble earl would lay upon the table the correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the Federal Government on, the subject of alleged depredations on American commerce by vessels fitted out in British ports, and also with respect to some rather strange decisions of the American prize courts. Earl RUSSELL said that in the present stage of law proceedings connected with this subject he deemed it ex pedient to withhold the correspondence referred to. On the first night of the session the noble earl had spoken of a de spatch of Mr. Seward making claims on account of the de• predations of the Alabama, end expressed a hope that he (Lord Russell) had answered that despatch in a fitting manner. He could not at the time call to mind any such despatch, and therefore he had omitted allusion to it in his reply. He now found, however, that the despatch in ques tion was addressed by Mr. Seward to Mr. Adame, but in the discretion of that gentleman it was not communicated to him (Earl Russell)—(a laugh)—and that accounted for his inability to give to the noble earl an answer on Thurs day night. (Hear, hear.) NAVAL ARTILLERY, The Earl of HARD WICKE asked the Secretary of State for War whether her Majesty's ships were sup plied with guns and projectiles which could penetrate tho side of a ship covered with iron plates 4} inches thick. The subject was a most important one. When the improvement in small arms rendered an improve.. went in artillery necessary, and Sir William Armstrong's invention was brought before the notice of Government, the Administration of which he was a member treated the subject with great care; and he (Lord Hardwicke) believed that Sir W. Armstrong had given to the artillery a new, powerful, and beautiful weapon. Immediately, however, a plan of plating ships with iron sprang up, which defied the then power of guns. Sir W. Armstrong had produced guns to pierce in some degree such plates, but no less a sum than upwards of two millions was expended on these guns. Another inventor, however, Mr. Whitworth, had produced guns which never failed in penetrating iron plates, but Mr. Whitworth's experiments had not received that attention which they deserved. He (Lord Hardwicke) did not think the Government had acted quite fairly in the matter. The experiments at Shoeburyness showed that in almost every instance iron plates were pierced and destroyed, and under these circumstances he thought he was entitled to ask how it was that there was not on board any of her Majesty's ships a gun capable of penetrating a plated ship's side. The Armstrong gun on board ship was, to a great extent, un workable and inefficient. He thought it therefore time that the invention of Mr. Whitworth should be seriously taken into consideration. The Duke of SOMERSET said it would perhaps be better for him to answer the question. In 1859, they had received an Armstrong gun—a 100. pounder—which was sent to sea. It was found excellent. In consequence a num ber were ordered. But then came armour-plates, and this gun failed as against them. Tho old 68-pounder was; at that time preferred. Then Mr. Whitworth was seen; he pro duced a gun which sent a bolt through the plated sides of the Trusty. He (the Duke of Somerset) bought the gun, but some defections were found in it, and on subsequent trials it burst. He could say that his only object was to. get the best gun, and not to favour any particular inventor. He saw Mr. Whitworth again, who told him that the real difficulty was 0 find a suitable metal for guns. A year ago he was still anxious to get a really useful glen, but from that day to this they had no t g ot an y gun, al though invited and asked for, from Mr. Whitworth, in order to try it against Sir W. Armstrong's. Mr. Whitworth's in vention was undoubtedly a valuab le one, and, as 13 e him self had said, it lay chiefly in the nature of the projectile. Sir W. Armstrong's guns sent 'shell as well as shot t h rough plates; still they had not a good broadside gun for the navy. He sent a year since for Sir W. Armstrong and asked him for such a gun, smooth bore. It was sent— y, and the diffi - rwepiothrted solid to o b s e h the ot g best oin g un in the through navy ug about six tons weight. In September and Octob er l ast it was tried, and the practice was satisfactor c atty of Kring, as compared with the 68 -pounder, was h againsttrifling, i randon it wplates,as them. This was therefore a good gright broadside gun, and a number of them were at present in course of construction. and delivery, But they wanted also a rifle gun, in order to a comparison and final decision. They had now in fact a rifle gnn of this weight, and were only waiting for the projectiles. At present, although they had only in the navy the 68-pounder and the 6-ton smooth bore he had described, they were on the way of obtaining a supply of the best guns yet invented ; and as they were thus increas ing the force of their guns, they were also making pro gress in increasing the strength of their ships' armour, the latest p}an of this kind adopted being considerably stronger than any that had gone before. The Earl of HARDWICSE said that the noble duke had said nothing to shoe/ that Mr. Whitworth could not have furnished our ships with sufficiently powerful guns to penetrate any armour plated ship's side. The noble duke seemed had himself turned. Earl DE GREY and RIPON said the inquiry had been stopped because Mr. Whitworth had not yet delivered the guns which the committee desired him to submit for the purpose of being tested with those of Sir W. Armstrong. The excuse for the delay on Mr. Whitworth's part was that he had a difficulty in obtaining materials for the guns, Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKEIL took the chair shortly before four o'clock. PETITIONS. Some petitions were presented praying for a reduction in the duty on fire insurances, and deprecating the destruction of Kagosima as a blot on the civilisation of the cauntry. IIER MAJESTY'S REPLY TO THE ADDRESS. Lord PROSY, Comptroller of the Household, presented her Majesty's most gracious reply to the Address of the House of Commons, expressive of her Majesty's gratitude for th expression of loyalty to herself and the members of the royal family. INTERFERENCE IN CHINA. Mr, LIDDELL gave notice that he would move a reso lution that, in the opinion of this house, any further inter- t c; ll ' be' red' oegf r ip of tbi s T llB poi 10' P"! Ste' W ilt ids') fid, frO pot. dye (for d :cora' , P i° 304' ide imto 1,1"°1;